Strategic Project Management

Duration: 8 weeks (excluding orientation)

The need for strategic project management experience in business has grown, with organizations now requiring an increase in efficiency and agility to gain a competitive advantage. Traditionally, project management focuses on the application of tactics, but to overcome the complexities of a dynamic business environment, a defined strategy to make these tactics more effective is required.

This online short course goes beyond traditional project management and equips you with the strategic techniques, skills and tools to successfully achieve organizational and project-related goals. Over the course of eight weeks, you’ll learn to apply strategic thinking by aligning project, program or portfolio goals to an organization's strategic plans. You’ll also gain the ability to lead and manage project teams in an agile manner. Throughout the course you’ll familiarize yourselves with a tool kit of strategic project management resources that you can use after you’ve completed the course.